Adventures in the backyard

Today started off with a cold front and dreary weather. I went to walk Junie this morning and was hit with a surprising cool gust of wind. Usually this is no big deal (I mean, we welcome the cold here in Houston), but I was totally unaware of this when I got dressed this morning so I was shivering in my short shorts and t-shirt as I was walking her around. NOt cool. But as the day progressed, the clouds parted and we saw some gorgeous sunshine peek through. This is what we Houstonians call perfection. A nice cool day along with Mr. Sunshine shining our way :)

My mom has been nagging at me to come home for the past month (what can I say? I'm a busy girl) so I finally went home today. It's funny... it doesn't feel like home. I was reminded of a quote from "Garden State" (my all time favorite movie!). Zack Braff's character talks to his love interest about the meaning of "home":

"You know that point in your life when you realize that the house you grew up in isn’t really your home anymore…all of the sudden even though you have some place to put your shit, that idea of home is gone…or maybe it's like this rite of passage…you will never have that feeling again until you create a new idea of home for yourself, for your kids, for the family you start. It’s like a cycle or something. Maybe that’s all family really is: a group of people that miss the same imaginary place."

It's exactly how I felt as I walked into my old room and looked through all my old belongings. There's a lot of memories in that place. I spent all my high school years in that room and now it felt like a lifetime ago. In a way, so insignificant. It was definitely an odd feeling. Regardless, I got to spend some quality time in the backyard. The backyard that had fostered so many inspirations for pictures. It felt good to be back.